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AT&T: Univision will unblock channels for debate

Univision has agreed to temporarily unblock its channels on AT&T's TV service for Wednesday night's Democratic presidential debate, AT&T said in a statement Tuesday.

"This is the right thing to do for our Spanish-language customers as we continue working toward an agreement with Univision," the company said.

The Spanish-language broadcaster pulled its programming from AT&T's U-Verse service late last week after the two firms couldn't agree on carriage rates. Univision and The Washington Post are co-hosting Wednesday's Democratic primary debate in Miami between former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders. The debate will air on Univision in Spanish, CNN and Fusion in English and via livestream on Apple TV.

"We can confirm that Wednesday’s Univision News and The Washington Post’s Democratic Primary Debate from Miami will be available to U-verse customers as part of our commitment to inform and empower our community, especially in this crucial election year" Univision spokesperson Monica Talan said in an email.